Category: Opinions

President Trump recently passed an executive order issuing the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an executive order passed by former President Obama. Following the order, protests burst out and more than half a million immigrants were…

“On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the constitution, my community,…

The story of an underprivileged teenager that manages to make the most of his or her education despite a modest background is a compelling one. It is a story that proponents of the California program District of Choice (DOC),…

As the new school year begins, many students hope to have laid back and lenient teachers who allow the use of headphones freely. However, this is usually not the case. Many teachers have policies regarding headphone usage in their class…

Anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder are just a couple of mental illnesses. With the television show 13 Reasons Why, the controversy around mental illnesses has been brought it to the light. And with it being May of 2017,…

Yearbooks have been distributed, colleges chosen, and summers planned out before fall classes. The year is almost at an end and it is at this point, standing on the edge of senior year, that the class of 2017 is feeling…

As a prestigious honor traditionally presented to the top four percent of the San Gabriel graduating class, the Los Renombrados (LR) award seems to have lost its original meaning. According to LR committee member and English teacher Jordan Vogel, after…

Privacy was a virtue once held in the highest respects; a system simply described as mind your own business. However with the increase of digital storage and technology finding and holding the answers for everything, it’s hard to find it.…

Free speech was a founding principle for the United States. The founding fathers believed it was essential in a democratic society. In our present day society, free speech is under constant fire because of how sensitive people have become and…

Imagine boarding a plane and taking your seat, only to be told that you are being bumped off to make room for the airline’s employees. For David Dao, this was a reality. On April 10, United Airlines has overbooked a…